Though the event is titled “Demo Day,” not all presenters gave product demonstrations when showcasing their businesses. All, on the other hand, shared how those in the audience could help grow their companies. The event’s host, the Kauffman Foundation, and emcee, Thad Langford, encouraged this call for community support.

“As you listen to these companies present, figure out how you can get involved,” said Langford, a Kansas City-based angel investor. “Think about how you can help these companies … because ultimately that’s really what’s going to build the startup community here and also in the region.”

Each startup presented for 6 minutes before turning it over to audience questions for 4 minutes. Watch the companies present in the videos embedded below (presentation order accompanies each video).

1:21:35 – Crowd Prospectus: “We’ve set out to create a tool that empowers individual investors but is also available to institutional investors to help people understand the social climate surrounding global and individual markets,” co-founder John McGovern said. (Warsaw, Mo.)

1:44:50 – PaySAFE: “PaySAFE provides an online closing table where we can create, negotiate and close these transactions with the financial protection of PaySAFE’s escrow service,” founder Matt Medlock said. (Omaha)

2:32:55 – Local Ruckus: “The best way to understand (what Local Ruckus does), is by posing a question. … ‘Where would you look to find things to do?’ ” co-founder Adam Arredondo said. (Kansas City, Kan.)

2:43:30 – Fine Vines Artisanal Ketchup: “The intent of the brand is to help consumers enjoy their meals more through greater flavor varieties and to help retail stores generate an additional revenue stream,” Bruce Steinberg said. (Leawood, Kan.)

Afternoon session

14:10 – Leap2: “We are setting out to revolutionize mobile search and looking at search from the perspective of what a mobile user wants and needs and also looking at what some of the new opportunities we have today to bring in new information sources to the experience,” founder Michael Farmer said. (Kansas City, Kan.)

59:50 – PlanetReuse Marketplace: “(PlanetReuse Marketplace) is on a tear to help reduce that 40 percent of U.S. landfill waste to 30 percent by 2020,” co-founder Willow Lundgren said. (Kansas City, Mo.)

1:11:35 – Latern Software: “Basically what Latern does is help connect small, local and authentic businesses to a customer base and it helps them grow and retain that customer base,” founder Aaron Sloup said. (Olathe, Kan.)

1:20:55 – Snack on Racks: “Our new product called One For You is a solution to a national problem, and of course that problem is the health of Americans,” Jennifer Juarez said. (Parkville, Mo.)